Machine for measuring and elevating grain



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S. R. DAXON.

MACHINE FOR MEASURING AND ELEVATING GRAIN.

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MACHINE FOR MEASURING AND ELEVATING GRAIN. No. 320,465. Patented June23, 1885.

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SAMUEL RICHARD DAXON, OF PERRYTON, ILLINOIS.

MACHINE FOR MEASURING AND ELEVATING GRAIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 320,465, dated June 23,1885.

Application filed March 12, 1885. (N0 model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SAMUEL R. DAXON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Perryton, in the county of Mercer and State of Illinois,have invented a new and useful Improvement in Machines for Elevating andMeasuring Grain, of which the following is a specification, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings.

My invention relates to an improvement in machines for measuring,weighing, and elevating grain as it is discharged from athrashing-machine; and it consists in the peculiar construction andcombination of devices that will be more fully set forth hereinafter,and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a machineembodying my invention. Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal sectional viewof the same. Fig. 3 is a vertical transverse sectional view.

A represents a rectangular box, from the corners of which rise thevertical corner-posts B, which posts are connected by the horizontallongitudinal beams G, which extend above the upper edges of the sides ofthe box.

D represents a rectangular frame, which fits in between the corner-postsB and rests normally on the beams O. The frame D is composed of thecorner-posts d, the upper longitudinal beams, d, the lower longitudinalbeams, d and the ends 01 On the under sides of the beams d, at thecenters thereof, is secured a horizontal transverse plate, d*, which isabout equal in width to one-third the length of the frame D, and formsthe bottom for a portion of said frame. Track-rails d are secured uponthe upper sides of the beams (1 and upon these rails slides thebottomless box E, which is divided into two compartments, 6 e, which areequal in size, being each about one-third the length of the frame D.

Side boards, F, connect the upper ends of the corner-posts B, and theseside boards are each provided with the horizontal slots f and thevertical slots f, which rise from the ends of the slots f. Transverserods G projectfrom the sides of the box E, at the ends thereof, andenter the slots f.

Ahorizontal beam, H, is supported above the machine, at a suitableheight, by vertical posts h, and from this beam is suspended a.

scale-frame, I, which is fulcrumed, as at h, is hinged to a bail, c",that is attached to the box IE, and has an outwardly-extending scalebeam or lever, K, on which slides a balanceweight, L.

M represents a large chain-wheel, which is journaled on a spindle, m,that projects from one side of one of the beams d near one end thereof.A wrist-pin, m, projects from the outer side of this chain-wheel, thedistance from the center of this pin to the center of the Wheel beingone-half the length of the compartments c c and of the slots f. Apitman, N, is connected to the wrist-pin and to the projecting end ofone of the rods G. When the wheel M is rotated, it follows that the boxE will be moved back and forth in the frame D. When the box E is at oneend of the frame, one of its compartments will be over the plate d,which serves as a bottom for it, while the other compartment will beover one end of the box A, and while the box E is at either limit of itsmovement the rods G register with the vertical slots f, and the frame Dis then free to rise.

0 represents a transverse shaft, which is journaled in the box A. To oneend of this shaft is secured a miter-pinion, P, and to the opposite endis fixed a sprocket chain-wheel, R, and a pulley, S.

A sprocket chain-wheel, T, similar to the wheel R, is journaled at oneend of the box A, and is connected to the wheel R by an endless sprocketchain, U. When the frame D is lowered, the wheel M meshes with the chainU, and, motion being imparted to the chain through the pulley S, isrotated thereby; but when the frame D is raised the wheel M is out ofcontact with said chain.

The ends of the box A are inclined, as at a, and in the center of oneside of the box is an opening, a, with which the lower end of anelevator -trough, V, communicates. In this trough is an endlesselevator, of the usual construction, the lower roller of which has amiter-pinion,WV, which meshes with the miterpinion P.

' The operation of my invention is as follows: The weight is set on thescale-beam at a suitable point to indicate the unit of measurement, andwhen the weight is so adjusted the frame D and the sliding box E areraised, and the wheel M is out of gear with the chain U. The box E is atone end of the frame, wit-h, say, the compartment 6 above the plate cl.The grain from the thrashingmachine is conducted through a spout, X,which is shown at Fig. 3, to the compartment c, and discharged therein.As soon as the grain which is discharged into the compartment 6 reachesthe required weight, the frame D sinks, and the wheel M gears with thecontinually-moving chain U, which rotates the wheel and moves the box Euntil the compartment 6 is over the plate (1 and the contents of thecompartment 6 have been dropped into the box A,when the frame Dinstantly rises, and the operation is re peated as before. The grain israised from the box A by the elevator in the trough V, and conducted toany suitable receptacle.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1. The combination of thereciprocating bottomless box divided into compartments, the frame inwhich the box slides, said frame having a bottom or plate, which forms abottom for each of the bottomless compartments successively, and a scaleor balance to which said frame is suspended, substantially as described.

2. The combination of the box A, having sides E, provided with thehorizontal slots f and vertical end slots, f, the frame D, having centerplate or bottom, (1, the sliding bottomless box E, divided intocompartments and having projecting rods G, that extend into the slots f,the chain-wheel M, journaled to the frame D, pitman N, connecting saidwheel and the sliding box, the scale or balance to which the frameDissuspended, the sprocketchain with which the wheel M gears, and actuatingwheels for the chain, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the box A, having sides E, provided with thehorizontal slots f and vertical end slots, f, the frame D, having centerplate or bottom, (1, the sliding bottomless box E, divided intocompartments, and having projecting rods G, that extend into the slotsf, the chain-wheel M, journaled to the frame D, pitman N, connectingsaid wheel and the sliding box, the scale or balance to which the frameD is suspended, the sprocketchain with which the wheel M gears, actuating-wheels for the chain, and an elevator connected with the box A, andgears for actuating the elevator, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I have hereto affixedmy signature in presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL RICHARD DAXON.

Vitnesses:

Jatrns P. JoHNsoN, F. WV. RATHBUN.

